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High pressure pushing cold air from Siberia to the south is what's mak

High pressure is drawing cold air from Siberia and dumping it further south and west that it usually does, UK Met Office meteorologist Martin Bowles told Euronews.

23/02/2018

Climate Now

Climate update: January 2018

Europe 2 degrees warmer than average, widespread flooding and alpine snowfall. Antarctica 2nd lowest sea ice coverage on record

15/02/2018

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Record snowfall blankets Moscow

Heavy snowfall in Moscow on Saturday and Sunday led to the death of a least one man.

04/02/2018

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Winter battle Spring. The Imbolc fire festival

The Imbolc fire festival, which dates back thousands of years, celebrates the end of the dark winter days and the return of light.

04/02/2018

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Storm Damage in New Zealand

Huge waves crashed into the shores of Nelson in New Zealand, as a downgraded cyclone left behind debris and destruction

02/02/2018

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Rising sea levels threat: a shrinking European coastline in 2100?

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Rising sea levels are not just a problem for the tropics - this is very much a European threat.

02/02/2018

France

Paris river surges as heavy rainfall threatens flooding

The Seine river is predicted to peak at around six metres this weekend.

27/01/2018

Saudi Arabia

Unusual snowfall blankets northern Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's northwestern Tabuk region was blanketed in a white sheet of snow and locals wasted no time in sharing photos and videos before it melted away again.

26/01/2018

World News

Europe's weather woes continue

Heavy flooding and avalanches continues to cause havoc across Europe.

23/01/2018

Business Series

Watch: Heavy snow steals show at Davos

The extreme weather blocked some routes into the city, while several pre-summit meeting had to be cancelled or delayed.

23/01/2018

USA

Alaska earthquake sparks brief tsunami fears along US west coast

A magnitude-7.9 earthquake struck the Gulf of Alaska early on Tuesday, prompting authorities to warn of a possible tsunami in the area and all the way down the US west coast, where the alert was later lifted.

23/01/2018

Switzerland

Avalanche danger causes chaos across Alps

Heavy snow has left ski resorts cut off and villages isolated

23/01/2018

Switzerland

Thousands face being stranded at ski resort AGAIN amid avalanche fears

Zermatt has closed for the second time in two weeks because of severe weather.

22/01/2018

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China chokes in heavy fog

Chinese authorities have called for prudence when travelling as visibility plunges.

20/01/2018

Netherlands

12 dead as Storm Friederike sweeps Europe with winds topping 200 kph

The storm toppled trees, blew trucks off the road and forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

18/01/2018

Mauritius

Mauritius on high alert ahead of cyclone Berguitta

The paradise island prepares for a pummelling as cyclone approaches

17/01/2018

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Cold snap converts beach of Lake Michigan into an ice sculpture park

High humidity and low temperature enveloped the trees and grasses with ice and frost around the lake, forming natural-looking ice sculptures of various shapes.

17/01/2018

Climate Now

A year of extremes: 2017 hottest year ever recorded

Hurricanes, deadly floods, drought and wildfires across the world as global temperatures hit new highs

15/01/2018

USA

California: another body is recovered following devastating mudslides

The search for victims goes in Santa Barbara county as the death toll rises to 20

14/01/2018

World News

California mudslide victims aged from 3 to 89

At least 17 people were killed in Tuesday's disaster. With eight others still missing, the search for survivors continues

12/01/2018